CLP 2010: Day 23, Monday, June 21

College Leaders Program Class of 2010
Day 23-Monday, June 21
Recorded by: Josh Hetzler, Liberty University

Today was Monday and therefore really hard to wake up and get going after the crazy Father’s Day weekend. It was our last day of the “Thoughtful Citizen” with Dr. Bragaw. It’s also the start of our last week at Sorensen. It’s an odd feeling, really. It’s just gotten to that point where everyone is very comfortable with everyone else, and we’re used to it all now, but then we will all go our separate ways in another week.

In class we talked about the distinctions between private and public tasks as something to consider in public policy. We also broke up into our policy groups to read some articles. One was about some of the common fallacies often overlooked in decision making. We looked introspectively at our own strengths and weaknesses, as well as what they were as far as our groups were concerned. It was a real eye-opener, and I think we all got a lot out of it.

We then had a rousing class debate about SOL’s and their history in Virginia. Who knew 3rd grade history tests could be so hotly debated and controversial? Bring it up to a bunch of Virginia Poly-Sci kids sometime, and you’ll see. Our policy groups are tightening down, or at least the Economy group is. It’s crunch time, and we have to pull it all together in a very short amount of time. It’s going to be late-nighters for the rest of the week, making sure these things run smoothly and that we’re all on the same page. We’re anticipating a tough panel review on Thursday, so we’re preparing well. Tomorrow we leave for Richmond – EARLY. Late nights, early mornings, long days, crazy times, seven days a week–that’s Sorensen. But hey, it’s all been worth it.